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title: "Maui Jim vs Ray-Ban: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Maui Jim or Ray-Ban? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunglass brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Maui Jim vs Ray-Ban: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Maui Jim or Ray-Ban? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunglass brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Maui Jim and Ray-Ban
- **Competitive set**: Sunglass brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Maui Jim Share of Search**: 2.6%
- **Ray-Ban Share of Search**: 29.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Maui Jim or Ray-Ban?

- In August 2026, Ray-Ban had more branded searches than Maui Jim among sunglass brands worldwide. Ray-Ban was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Maui Jim’s 246K, and held a 29.2% Share of Search versus Maui Jim’s 2.6%.
- Ray-Ban was ahead of Maui Jim in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Maui Jim’s estimated Share of Search among sunglass brands worldwide moved from 1.5% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ray-Ban’s estimated Share of Search among sunglass brands worldwide moved from 20.2% to 29.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 2.7M.

## How did search popularity change for sunglass brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Gucci overtook Ray-Ban to take the highest estimated Share of Search among sunglass brands worldwide, at 29.2%.
- In August 2026, Ray-Ban lost estimated Share of Search among sunglass brands worldwide, from 33.3% to 29.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Maui Jim worldwide rose 82.2% over 11 measured months, from 135K to 246K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Maui Jim estimated searches | Maui Jim Share of Search | Maui Jim rank | Ray-Ban estimated searches | Ray-Ban Share of Search | Ray-Ban rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 1.5% | 5 | 1.8M | 20.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 1.6% | 5 | 2.7M | 26.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 1.4% | 5 | 2.7M | 23.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 135K | 1.4% | 5 | 2.2M | 22.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 1.6% | 5 | 2.2M | 26.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 201K | 2% | 5 | 2.7M | 27.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 246K | 2.2% | 5 | 3.4M | 30.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 2.2% | 5 | 3.4M | 30.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 301K | 3% | 5 | 3.4M | 33.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 301K | 3% | 5 | 3.4M | 33.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 2.6% | 5 | 2.7M | 29.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Maui Jim’s and Ray-Ban’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Maui Jim**: Measured on the search term “maui jim”.
- **Ray-Ban**: Measured on the search term “ray ban”.

- [Maui Jim profile](/demand/global-en/brands/maui-jim)
- [Ray-Ban profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ray-ban)
- [All sunglass brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sunglass-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Maui Jim or Ray-Ban?

In August 2026, Ray-Ban had more branded searches than Maui Jim among sunglass brands worldwide. Ray-Ban was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Maui Jim’s 246K, and held a 29.2% Share of Search versus Maui Jim’s 2.6%.

## Cite this page

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